Systems and Methods for Remote Evaluation of Craft Skills

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the PNM measurements include one or more of: power levels; uncorrectable errors; low RxMER in one or more subcarriers; spectrum that deviates from ideal; pre-equalizer coefficients that have high energy off of the main tap; channel estimation coefficients that vary widely by frequency; and a modulation profile indicating subcarriers that are not transmitting at their expectation or potential.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal is a radio frequency transmission.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal is an optical transmission.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is at a remote location relative to a modem that is connected to the network element.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is a cable or a connector between one or more cables of a physical network.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal is generated for testing.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal is generated for normal operation.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is a cable or a connector between one or more cables of a physical network.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is an end device on a physical network.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element comprises more than one cable, each cable being a different length, on a physical network.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is an IP device on a physical network.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the assessment report provides a grade of the technician's work.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the grade is above or below a passing or failing threshold.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the grade is a cumulative grade for a class a technician participates in.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the grade is above or below a passing or failing threshold for the class.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the assessment report is the combination of multiple assessment reports tracking the technician's progress from initial craft capabilities to final craft capabilities.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the assessment report provides specific feedback for the technician to correct an installation or repair.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more variables of the network element further includes immunity to water, or immunity to temperature changes.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the assessment report is further based on data from a secondary sensor regarding the network element or additional measurements of the network element received at the server.